2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
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| 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23–29 April |
| Edition | 35th |
| Category | Premier tournaments |
| Surface | Clay / indoor |
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Maria Sharapova | |
| Doubles | |
 Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | |
The 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 35th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 23 April until 29 April 2012. Second-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title.
Singles
Maria Sharapova defeated. 
Victoria Azarenka, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Sharapova's 1st title of the year and 25th of her career.
Doubles
Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated. 
Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 7–5
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR |
Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 |
| RUS |
Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 |
| CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 |
 POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 4 |
 AUS |
Samantha Stosur | 5 | 5 |
 DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
 FRA |
Marion Bartoli | 7 | 7 |
 CHN |
Li Na | 8 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Daniela Hantuchová
Sabine Lisicki
Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)
Vera Zvonareva
Retirements
Alizé Cornet (right shoulder injury)
Jelena Janković (low back injury)- Andrea Petkovic (right ankle injury)
